Technology and data intelligence specialist Imrandd has secured a two-year contract extension with Dana Petroleum for the provision of integrity services for all of its UK operated assets.
Subsea 7 has won a contract from Aker BP for the Hod field development project, in the North Sea. The Hod development locates 12 kilometres from the Valhall area. The re-development includes a new wellhead platform (Hod B) linked to Valhall field centre with rigid pipelines and an umbilical. The con
Siemens Gamesa has selected TÜV NORD to certify the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, the SG 14-222 DD. The turbine model has a capacity of up to 15 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 222 meters. The Hanover-headquartered technical services provider is responsible for the certification of the SG
PGS and ION Geophysical have announced an agreement to collaborate globally on 2D exploration data. Both companies have multiclient data libraries that together cover all the significant hydrocarbon provinces around the world. The new joint data library will comprise nearly a million line kilometres
Minesto and its partner, electric utility SEV, are progressing their joint tidal energy demonstration project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. With Minesto staff and hardware at the site, the installation work is at full speed to connect Minesto’s DG100 kite system to the Faroe Islands electricity g
Water is one of the most important resources for human health, economic growth, and agricultural productivity. Many people worldwide lack access to clean water, with more than one billion people without safe water to drink. To help fill that gap innovators have stepped up to demonstrate cost-competi
As the world looks to reach a cleaner future and stop relying on fossil fuels, we will need to replace this with other significant energy sources. Wind, sun and marine renewable energy, such as wave and tidal might help us reach this goal, but we will also have to take into account other building bl
Almost half of the Norwegian petroleum production will soon be run on power from shore as the companies are considering multiple electrification projects that could reduce emissions considerably.
Construction of the longest subsea power cable in the world has now passed the halfway point. The North Sea Link, a joint venture project between National Grid and Norwegian system operator Statnett, is a subsea electricity cable that will connect the UK and Norwegian electricity grids. Prior to cab
The Ocean DEMO project recently opened its third call for application and will hold a virtual user workshop on 30 June. The workshop will present the application system as well as the available support packages. It will also highlight common themes and challenges that technology developers address d
The team behind the Innovate UK-funded, two-year MIMRee (Multi-Platform Inspection, Maintenance and Repair in Extreme Environments) project has revealed breakthroughs achieved during its first year of running. The MIMRee project has made concrete steps toward reaching its ultimate goal of having an
Oil major BP has invested $5 million in Satelytics, a geospatial analytics software company that uses advanced spectral imagery and machine learning to monitor environmental changes, including methane emissions.
Fife fabrication firm AJS Production has returned to work to complete Mocean Energy’s Blue Star wave energy prototype. AJS has split its team to comply with Covid-19 rules and advance the fabrication of the 20-metre long WEC. Mocean will deploy the half-scale device at EMEC in Orkney for sea trials
Total, Shell and eight offshore wind developers have joined Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s national Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOWCoE) in the UK. The eight offshore wind developers include EDF Renewables, EDP Renewables, Equinor, ESB, Mainstream Renewable Power, Scottis
